Asset manager Blackstone is poised to acquire Australian data centre operator AirTrunk for more than A$24 billion (US$16.1 billion) including debt, according to people familiar with the matter said, in what could be "the largest digital infrastructure deals" this year, Bloomberg reported.
Services and solutions provider Data#3 has appointed non-executive director Mark Gray as its new chairman following current chairman Richard Anderson's decision to retire from the board following the company's AGM at the end of October.
Italy's state investor Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) and Australian fund infrastructure Macquarie Group have joined forces to form a multibillion-euro purchase for Telecom Italia SpA's landline network to outbid New York-based investment firm KKR's preliminary offer.
DCI Data Centers (DCI) has announced the appointment of Nicholas Toh as Group Chief Executive Officer.
Professional services firm PwC Australia has appointed 107 new partners since the start of the year, and among them are seven IT professionals.
Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has appointed Patricia Jones to the role of chief financial officer.
The chief executive of a cryptocurrency marketplace has welcomed the recommendations of a Senate inquiry into taxation, licensing and regulations to cover digital and cryptocurrency businesses in Australia.
The Technology Business Management (TBM) Council has formed an APAC chapter and appointed a regional advisory board loaded with executives from big-name Australian organisations.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released a new report about devolved data centre decisions, reviewing the current situation, the implications and the challenges, with Macquarie Govt's MD, Aidan Tudehope, issuing comment.
Telematics company Intelematics has appointed Nick Marks as its CEO.
Australian renewable energy start-up Evergen says it is gearing up for growth after closing a capital raise led by majority shareholder and infrastructure investment manager AMP Capital.
Data analytics firm Quantexa has entered into a strategic partnership with the Macquarie Group to provide what it says is actionable customer intelligence.
Three big companies — KPMG Australia, Macquarie Group and Microsoft — have said they will support to an experimental project for creating new ways of thinking about artificial intelligence by the Australian National University’s Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Institute (3Ai).
The Macquarie Telecom Group has increased its revenue by 7% for the half-year which ended on 31 December 2017 and also seen a rise in net profit after tax.
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